The highway travels to the northeast, and crosses the Ogeechee River into Glascock County, before intersecting SR 123 (Mitchell–Shoals–Jewell Road) in Mitchell.

Beginning with a short northeast portion, the highway turns east to an intersection with SR 171 in Gibson.

SR 102 heads east, and, then, southeast to enter Jefferson County and then the town of Avera.

SR 102 Connector was established in 1948 as a connector route between Hamburg State Park and Agricola, when its parent route was rerouted onto a straighter alignment between Warthen and Mitchell via the unincorporated community of Agricola.

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